iPhone 4 Meteor

Jakmeehan

Hi,

Has anyone succesfully activated an iPhone 4 with a Meteor microsim?

Mine wont activate it, although both an o2 and a vodafone microsim will - so it is definitely unlocked.

Thanks in advance,

Jack

Gumbo

Jakmeehan wrote: »

Hi,

Has anyone succesfully activated an iPhone 4 with a Meteor microsim?

Mine wont activate it, although both an o2 and a vodafone microsim will - so it is definitely unlocked.

Thanks in advance,

Jack

yes, 2 of them.

are you 100% its unlocked?
anyway, once its activated with the O2 sim you dont have to activate it again, just swap out the sims.

Jakmeehan

kceire wrote: »

yes, 2 of them.

are you 100% its unlocked?
anyway, once its activated with the O2 sim you dont have to activate it again, just swap out the sims.

AppleCare tell me it's unlocked anyway. Even when it's activated with an o2 or voda sim - as soon as i pop the meteor sim in it comes up with the connect to itunes screen and wont let me past. When i take the sim back out - the phone is normal again

old_aussie

Possible faulty SIM

Dades

Do you have the box?

Jakmeehan

old_aussie wrote: »

Possible faulty SIM

The SIM has been confirmed working in another phone tho so that is why it's strange.

Dades wrote: »

Do you have the box?

I have the small black box that an iPhone comes in when it is obtained as a replacement - why?

Gumbo

Jakmeehan wrote: »

The SIM has been confirmed working in another phone tho so that is why it's strange.

is it a genuine Meteor Micro Sim or a cut down version of a standard Meteor Sim?

if its a cut down version, then the sim could old and not capable of working on a smart phone. my dad is on Vodafone and his old sim would not work in his E52 until he got a 128k sim from a vodafone store if that makes sense.

Dades

Jakmeehan wrote: »

I have the small black box that an iPhone comes in when it is obtained as a replacement - why?

Sorry - I should have put a smiley in there. That was a joke given you've another thread looking a a box! (I'll get my coat).

Jakmeehan

kceire wrote: »

is it a genuine Meteor Micro Sim or a cut down version of a standard Meteor Sim?

if its a cut down version, then the sim could old and not capable of working on a smart phone. my dad is on Vodafone and his old sim would not work in his E52 until he got a 128k sim from a vodafone store if that makes sense.

Yeah it is a genuine microsim. I have tried 2 genuine microsims and one cut down normal sim. Starting to think it's the phone itself so gonna ring apple n see what they can do

Jax Teller

My mate just text me saying when he sticks his meteor micro sim in on a jailbroken and unlcked iPhone 4 it says connect to iTunes or something , any ideas ?? It's a proper micro sim out of meteor so he says

Spipov

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=359228


Seems apple is doing something when you connect to itunes. but anyway, there is something needed - lockdown to be replaced in your phone for the new carrier to work.

read around google.

jamesjoyce

I had this problem aswell, jailbroke unlocked and then need to connect to itunes to activate my self cut down microsim. First off you need the original sim, so now your phone is active again. download ssh and also remember your ip adress.

follow this guide you shud have no problems

http://www.machackpc.com/iphone/3g/how-to-fix-different-sim-detected-error-after-jailbreak-unlock-iphone-ios-4/

fifth

Have done this successfully tonight, just chopped my sim down to the gold chip , inserted and away i went.

RVN10

My brother successfully activated his with a chopped dwn meteor sim , Jakmeehan are you sure thats not a meteor data sim because i havent heard of meteor having any voice sims correct me if i'm wrong.

Spipov

they have new numbers only. no micro sim swaps. however the one they gave me in the store, thinking it could be done was a postpaid micro sim pack. so im not sure whether yours is a prepaid account that has/hasnt been activated.

but then uve tried a cut down sim, so basically it aint working with meteor. i remember having an iphone 3g a few years back that simply would not accept a 3 sim. at all. but all other sims would work.

Jax Teller

jamesjoyce wrote: »

I had this problem aswell, jailbroke unlocked and then need to connect to itunes to activate my self cut down microsim. First off you need the original sim, so now your phone is active again. download ssh and also remember your ip adress.

follow this guide you shud have no problems

http://www.machackpc.com/iphone/3g/how-to-fix-different-sim-detected-error-after-jailbreak-unlock-iphone-ios-4/

This worked for my mate

hughie1989

Spipov wrote: »

they have new numbers only. no micro sim swaps. however the one they gave me in the store, thinking it could be done was a postpaid micro sim pack. so im not sure whether yours is a prepaid account that has/hasnt been activated.

but then uve tried a cut down sim, so basically it aint working with meteor. i remember having an iphone 3g a few years back that simply would not accept a 3 sim. at all. but all other sims would work.

sorry for going off topic but does any know if meteor are going to do swaps?? im on bill pay lite and have an iphone 4 ordered on apple.ie. A new number really wouldnt suit me!

Jakmeehan

Thanks everyone for your help.

It's working now, I got a microsim from meteor and they succesfully ported my number onto the microsim. It took about 3 days but it is working perfectly now

Jakmeehan

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

My mate just text me saying when he sticks his meteor micro sim in on a jailbroken and unlcked iPhone 4 it says connect to iTunes or something , any ideas ?? It's a proper micro sim out of meteor so he says

Also, there is a cydia patch for that now. just add "cydia.pushfix.info" as a source to cydia, and then install the "hacktivation patch". worked for me

Gumbo

hughie1989 wrote: »

sorry for going off topic but does any know if meteor are going to do swaps?? im on bill pay lite and have an iphone 4 ordered on apple.ie. A new number really wouldnt suit me!

yes Meteor will provide Micr Sims for number swaps over the next few weeks according to a Meteor rep on the Meteor Forum.

Jakmeehan wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your help.

It's working now, I got a microsim from meteor and they succesfully ported my number onto the microsim. It took about 3 days but it is working perfectly now

glad you got sorted man, can i ask where you got the micro sim for meteor to transfer you to? or did you port from another network?
thanks.

Jakmeehan

kceire wrote: »

yes Meteor will provide Micr Sims for number swaps over the next few weeks according to a Meteor rep on the Meteor Forum.


glad you got sorted man, can i ask where you got the micro sim for meteor to transfer you to? or did you port from another network?
thanks.

I got the MicroSim from the meteor store in wexford, I was already on meteor and just wanted to port my number to the microsim. Thanks for your help

Gumbo

Jakmeehan wrote: »

I got the MicroSim from the meteor store in wexford, I was already on meteor and just wanted to port my number to the microsim. Thanks for your help

feckers in Dublin are still saying that they cant swap existing numbers to their existing micro sim stock. :mad:

Jakmeehan

Really? Well when I was getting it done, i was told that it was gonna be done by the end of the night, it wasn't done so 3 days later i went into them and they said there was a massive backlog and that it would be done within the next hour. it was so i was happy

it could be worth your while going to arklow/bray or somewhere smaller than dublin for one

Gumbo

Jakmeehan wrote: »

Really? Well when I was getting it done, i was told that it was gonna be done by the end of the night, it wasn't done so 3 days later i went into them and they said there was a massive backlog and that it would be done within the next hour. it was so i was happy

it could be worth your while going to arklow/bray or somewhere smaller than dublin for one

would you believe i dealt with a sound guy in Meteor, Omni Store (Alan) and he gave me a micro sim today and said it could be a day or two before it transfers over but if should work.

how long from when you got your micro sim to when it worked were you waiting Jakmeehan?

Jakmeehan

kceire wrote: »

would you believe i dealt with a sound guy in Meteor, Omni Store (Alan) and he gave me a micro sim today and said it could be a day or two before it transfers over but if should work.

how long from when you got your micro sim to when it worked were you waiting Jakmeehan?

Well I requested the port at about 3pm on the Thursday and it was done by 5 on Saturday. But that was after going in at about 2 on Saturday and asking why it wasn't done yet, they said there was backlog etc but they would focus on my one and it was done shortly after

Gumbo

Jakmeehan wrote: »

Well I requested the port at about 3pm on the Thursday and it was done by 5 on Saturday. But that was after going in at about 2 on Saturday and asking why it wasn't done yet, they said there was backlog etc but they would focus on my one and it was done shortly after

were you porting from another network?
im just doing a sim swap which usually happens within an hour or two, but seemly its different on the micro sims ?

DubDJ

Meteor supposedly still aren't able to do sim swaps yet for Micro Sims. It's been going on a few weeks now and they gave a date of the 9th but then said it will probably be the week after. It's now the week after and they still say that it isn't available. Why are Meteor always behind the competitors??

Here's the Meteor forum link anyways so you can keep up to date : http://forums.meteor.ie/index.php?showtopic=903

Gumbo

DubDJ wrote: »

Meteor supposedly still aren't able to do sim swaps yet for Micro Sims. It's been going on a few weeks now and they gave a date of the 9th but then said it will probably be the week after. It's now the week after and they still say that it isn't available. Why are Meteor always behind the competitors??

Here's the Meteor forum link anyways so you can keep up to date : http://forums.meteor.ie/index.php?showtopic=903

i got a micro sim from Meteor yesterday. Should be transferred over today so ive been told.
will keep you updated.

im actually in that thread too.

Jakmeehan

kceire wrote: »

were you porting from another network?
im just doing a sim swap which usually happens within an hour or two, but seemly its different on the micro sims ?

No I was already on Meteor, just needed my number switched from my normal sim to micro sim. Is yours done yet?

Gumbo

Jakmeehan wrote: »

No I was already on Meteor, just needed my number switched from my normal sim to micro sim. Is yours done yet?

no not yet.
i rang customer care last night to make sure it was being processed as the Omni store process all their swaps at the end of the day and the girl knew i was using an iPhone 4 and was awaiting a sim transfer.

she said it will be today at te earliest so im not rushed or anything as my current meteor chopped sim is working perfect, i just want an official sim in there.

will update when/if it happens.

DubDJ

Oh really thats strange.
Hope they get them in by the end of the week anyways.

I was wondering how that was gonna work! I thought you we're leaving yourself without a sim until they transfered it. Didn't know they left your old one active.

Gumbo

DubDJ wrote: »

Oh really thats strange.
Hope they get them in by the end of the week anyways.

I was wondering how that was gonna work! I thought you we're leaving yourself without a sim until they transfered it. Didn't know they left your old one active.

yeah basically its like any other MMSSID swap (are those letters correct?)
your existing sim with all of a sudden lose signal, then you know its time to swap to the new sim.

Kanney

Hey guys,
Just had a glance over the thread. Seen stuff about micro sims..
I'll be getting an iPhone 4 in 2 weeks, once I unlock and jailbreak it, will I be able to use my current Meteor sim, or what exactly is the deal.
Appreciate any replies.

Gumbo

Kanney wrote: »

Hey guys,
Just had a glance over the thread. Seen stuff about micro sims..
I'll be getting an iPhone 4 in 2 weeks, once I unlock and jailbreak it, will I be able to use my current Meteor sim, or what exactly is the deal.
Appreciate any replies.

you have 2 options :

1. get a micro sim and transfer your number from your existing sim to the micro sim
   
2. chop your existing sim (ive done this while waiting for a micro sim)

Kanney

Like physically chop the sim card?

igor420

Yes, this is what i have done and it works perfect. I havent bothered picking up a micro sim from meteor.

Kanney

I've been told on other forums, that I can't unlock the newest version of iPhone 4. Is this true? If I can't unlock it, cant jailbreak

Gumbo

Kanney wrote: »

I've been told on other forums, that I can't unlock the newest version of iPhone 4. Is this true? If I can't unlock it, cant jailbreak

yes its true, firmware 4.0.2 cannot be unlocked or jailbroken yet.

Kanney

Any ideas yet on when that may be available?

Kevin!

Kanney wrote: »

Any ideas yet on when that may be available?

Soon enough, the previous version 4.01 was unlockable - but apple patched the jailbreak required to unlock.

Keep your eye on this blog for updates on jailbreak/unlock releases http://blog.iphone-dev.org/

DubDJ

kceire wrote: »

i got a micro sim from Meteor yesterday. Should be transferred over today so ive been told.
will keep you updated.

im actually in that thread too.

Where did you get your blank Micro Sim from Kceire?
I went into Henry street today and the chap looked at me weirdly when I asked about the blank Micro Sims.

He said they should be in by the end of the month. I noticed how he used "Should"!

hughie1989

i called into the meteor store in mullingar today and they were very helpful. They said they got an email yesterday about blank micro sims and they will have them by next week!

DubDJ

hughie1989 wrote: »

i called into the meteor store in mullingar today and they were very helpful. They said they got an email yesterday about blank micro sims and they will have them by next week!

I wouldn't get your hopes up just in case. Meteor keeps telling us next week and next week. But that "next week" just never comes hahah

They better get them in by Monday otherwise they can expect a strongly worded letter from me. :mad: haha

Thanks for the info hughie1989

Gumbo

DubDJ wrote: »

Where did you get your blank Micro Sim from Kceire?
I went into Henry street today and the chap looked at me weirdly when I asked about the blank Micro Sims.

He said they should be in by the end of the month. I noticed how he used "Should"!

the one i got is not blank, its an assigned number but Meteor are supposed to be transfering my numer to that sim.

i personally dont think its gona work, but it was worth a shot to be honest.

DubDJ

kceire wrote: »

the one i got is not blank, its an assigned number but Meteor are supposed to be transfering my numer to that sim.

i personally dont think its gona work, but it was worth a shot to be honest.

Ahh I see thanks!

hughie1989

kceire wrote: »

the one i got is not blank, its an assigned number but Meteor are supposed to be transfering my numer to that sim.

i personally dont think its gona work, but it was worth a shot to be honest.

let us know how ya get on!

Does anyone no the story with moving to 02 and keeping your existing number on a micro sim?? Its something i'd consider if i cant get one on meteor by next week.

fairchild

hughie1989 wrote: »

let us know how ya get on!

Does anyone no the story with moving to 02 and keeping your existing number on a micro sim?? Its something i'd consider if i cant get one on meteor by next week.

why such a drastic move? i have a guy here in cork, who bought a sim cutter for 20€ and cuts for 1€. a lot of those chines places did it as well
that schould sort you out until meteor got its act together

DubDJ

fairchild wrote: »

why such a drastic move? i have a guy here in cork, who bought a sim cutter for 20€ and cuts for 1€. a lot of those chines places did it as well
that schould sort you out until meteor got its act together

Think this is what he got : http://www.cutmysim.com/

deano_rich

kceire wrote: »

the one i got is not blank, its an assigned number but Meteor are supposed to be transfering my numer to that sim.

i personally dont think its gona work, but it was worth a shot to be honest.

has your number changed over yet kceire?

Gumbo

hughie1989 wrote: »

let us know how ya get on!

will do hughie.

deano_rich wrote: »

has your number changed over yet kceire?

not yet deano, i rang customer care again last night and they said its due to change today, but they keep saying that. not in any rush though as my chopped cim works fine.

davidgram wrote: »

EDITED

feck off troll, if you want to advertise use www.adverts.ie

Gumbo

ok guys, update - Meteor cannot swap my numer to the micro sim as the micro sim has an assigned number to it. seemly its not so simple as a standard sim replacement.

guess i'll just wait for the blank ones to be released.